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. 2023 Oct 13;23:2004. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16926-8

Table 1.

Overview of assistive technologies included in the questionnaire (based on [43])

Single deficit-/ disease-related (I)ADL1- and personal-safety-related Household-, comfort- and exterior-safety-related

- Blood pressure monitor

- Blood sugar monitor

- Tremor spoon

- Health application

- Digital viewing aid

- GPS-locating device

- Body scale

- Hearing aid

- Doorbell/ringtone intensifier

- Mobile/ in-house emergency call

- Digital calendar

- Electronic medication dispenser

- Personal lift (e.g., for stairs, bathtub)

- Electronic stand-up aid

- Wearable device (e.g., smartwatch, fitness tracker, smart clothing)

- Sensor mat

- Fall detection device

- Speech recognition assistant

- Senior tablet

- Senior mobile phone

- Video call application

- Electric walker

- Lighting system (e.g., motion detectors, light sensors)

- Stove switch-off

- Water alarm/ regulator

- Landline phone

- Universal remote

- Support/ household robot

- Home automation/ smart home system

- Key finder

- Door/ window alarm

1 (I)ADL: (Instrumental) activities of daily living